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Renting an Apartment in Pennsburg
Pennsburg is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United
States. The population was 2,732 at the 2000 census.
It is part of the Upper Perkiomen School District.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total
area of 2.0 km� (0.8 mi�), all land.
Pennsburg is located 40 miles northwest of Philadelphia and 5 miles
southwest of Quakertown.
Pennsburg's elevation is at 350 feet above sea level.
Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,732 people, 1,009 households,
and 705 families residing in the borough. The population density was
1,369.9/km� (3,567.8/mi�). There were 1,078 housing units at an average
density of 540.5/km� (1,407.8/mi�). The racial makeup of the borough was
97.36% White, 0.81% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.48%
Asian, 0.55% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.61% of the population.
There were 1,009 households out of which 38.1% had children under the
age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were married couples living together,
9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were
non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals and
8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The
average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the borough the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of
18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and
14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years.
For every 100 females there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age
18 and over, there were 90.9 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $46,715, and the
median income for a family was $56,250. Males had a median income of
$37,036 versus $26,190 for females. The per capita income for the
borough was $18,977. About 4.4% of families and 6.2% of the population
were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and
3.7% of those age 65 or over.
Politics and government
Pennsburg has a city manager form of government with a mayor and borough
council. The borough is part of the Pennsylvania's 15th congressional
district (represented by Rep. Charlie Dent), Pennsylvania's 147th
Representative District (represented by Rep. Bob Mensch) and the 24th
State Senate District (represented by Sen. Robert Wonderling).